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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2915 SO AS TO ESTABLISH DEATH BY A VEHICLE AS A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 23, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-2915. A person who operates a vehicle while committing an offense that applies to the operation and use of a vehicle or the regulation of traffic, other than a provision contained in Section 56-5-2930, 56-5-2933, or 56-5-2945, and the commission of the offense proximately causes the death of another person is guilty of death by a vehicle. A person who is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, death by a vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be imprisoned for not more than three years and fined not more than one thousand dollars."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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